Where Can I Get Inexpensive Bolts, Hangers, and Rings???

Hear, hear.

I chuckled when I read the OP's "plated will last a good 10 years".

A true oxymoron; 10 years is NOT good.

I found some thanks :)

Dan Brayack wrote:I found some thanks :)

Stop stealing Rudaw's hangers, Dan!

Sam Lightner and Rgold hit the nail on the head. Anyone who's reading this out of interest in route development, please, DON'T use non-stainless 3/8" wedge bolts outdoors, EVER. They corrode very quickly and are very hard to replace. You can get this same economical bolt design for a very reasonable price in stainless - about $5 for one bolt/hanger combo. Try rapbolting.com as a "one-stop shopping" type place to check out options.

^^^Ditto the above.

Just picked up a bunch of stainless double ring hangers from Fixe on sale. Sweet deal.

Dan Brayack wrote:Bump. Anyone know the cheap source for hangers (SS) these days? Still the Climbx Site? -Dan

Do not buy Climb X crap. Besides the fact that Climb X's ethics are complete garbage, their products are of substandard quality. Their hangers have failed multiple times, and Climb X has yet to offer an official response as to why. Any other manufacturer would have a team on engineers on this if their products failed in the way Climb X's do.

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M Sprague wrote: I doubt many, if any of us, are even close to wealthy. I know it is a struggle for me to afford putting up my routes, but I refuse to do a half assed job. I think anyone installing fixed gear on public cliffs has that obligation. If I can't afford the bolts at the moment, I get the route all cleaned and as ready to go as I can and bolt it later. If people know you do a good job, it is likely there will be some who will help you out funding the bolts. It is not a case of people not apreciating someone putting their effort and money into new routing. It should just not be done badly. Many of the great cliffs of the south had to be rebolted because of cheaping out by the original bolter, making a lot of extra work and putting people needlessly at risk.

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I have been complimented several times. when I was pulling down a good wage, the cost of hardware was not such an issue.

This happened to me. After I retired, someone donated a goodly sum of money. I promptly spent almost all of it on Fixe hangers.

I found out proper re-bolting is a pain in the ass.

20 kN wrote: Do not buy Climb X crap. Besides the fact that Climb X's ethics are complete garbage, their products are of substandard quality. Their hangers have failed multiple times, and Climb X has yet to offer an official response as to why. Any other manufacturer would have a team on engineers on this if their products failed in the way Climb X's do. mountainproject.com/v/quali…

Surprised you're the first person to make this point. I realize the thread is originally 2 years old, but as a mechanic, I can tell just by looking at their hangars they are junk!

double like!

Simon W wrote: Surprised you're the first person to make this point. I realize the thread is originally 2 years old, but as a mechanic, I can tell just by looking at their hangars they are junk!

I am far from the first. There have been tons of threads on other sites, even Reddit and Climbing Mag, about their long, devious history and questionable products.

20 kN wrote: I am far from the first. There have been tons of threads on other sites, even Reddit and Climbing Mag, about their long, devious history and questionable products.

I meant the first in this thread. I was reading it waiting for someone to say "don't use climbx!"